{"id":"b8e17fdc-c4a5-43e2-87cb-e1d6e6415129","url":"https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/judge-orders-trump-administration-stop-threatening-election-officials-rcna606659","domain":"nbcnews.com","outlet":{"name":"NBC News","country":"US","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false,"owner":"NBCUniversal"},"title":"Judge orders Trump administration to stop threatening election officials with criminal charges","plainHeadline":"Judge bars Trump admin from threatening election officials","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["A federal judge issued an order blocking threats or intimidation of election officials.","The order targets actions by high-ranking DOJ and DHS officials in the lead-up to the midterms.","It prohibits coercing officials to halt processing ballots based on alleged ineligibility.","The ruling cites potential interference with election administration and disenfranchisement of lawful voters.","The injunction extends through November 16, about two weeks after Election Day."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-31T02:19:44.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-31T02:39:02.388Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/00ab1ee1-ad8c-4cde-9a47-b5e2d411d909","storyId":"00ab1ee1-ad8c-4cde-9a47-b5e2d411d909","image":"https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261030-voting-minn-aa-0946-99ae34.jpg","author":"Gary Grumbach","dek":"A federal judge issued a sweeping order blocking the Trump administration from threatening or intimidating election officials amid pressure tactics used by the administration in the weeks leading up to next week’s midterm elections."}